Faster Skier Spring Fling Duathlon: a practice in hydroplaning

In celebration of Spring and everything that comes with it (rain, rain, and more rain?) Faster Skier held an end-of-the-season fun race at Prospect Mountain. The trail base was half ice/half wet slush, with a nice mix of dirt and pine needles on top. Lovely conditions for a duathlon! We did 3 laps of 3km, first on classic skis, then switched over to skate skis and poles for a freestyle loop, then switched back again to classic into the finish.
In the mens race Topher Sabot, Ian Nesbitt and Ollie Buruss dueled it out for Top 3 awards - Ian finished first in the ski leg, but lacked a costume and so lost in terms of points to Topher, who was dressed head to toe in velvet and wig. Williams skier Evan Dethier, just back and still recovering from his trip to Northern Mongolia where he was tracking and photographing the elusive Panthera uncia, took fourth.
In the women's race, former Colby skier Alex Jospe, dressed in Bumblee attire that was complete with shimmering wings, easily took the race, beating Aubrey Smith and Katie White, also attired in full costume, to the finish line.


Putting on some sweet aqua klister. . .

Topher Sabot, in full length red velveteen dress and ankle-length blonde wig, reads the rules on the start line

Skiers toe the line. . . .

Katie White and Aubrey Smith celebrate their finishes.